Bartomeu insists Messi wants to play out his career at Barcelona

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu insists Lionel Messi will stay.

Big changes have been made immediately after the season in Catalonia, including new coach Ronald Koeman and the exit of former sporting director Eric Abidal.

Messi continues to be linked with Inter Milan after Barca’s Champions League humiliation against Bayern Munich.

But Bartomeu said, “Messi wants to finish his career at Barcelona.

“He has said it so many times.

“I also spoke with Koeman and he told me that Messi is the pillar of his project.”